as brewd and amoral human beings we are bound to make mistakes and be judged by our natural flaws and more less our intuitions, we may change for the better and or the worse, nevertheless some cases may be prominent distincts of our own natural apperance or habits. constintly trying to fit in, you must unconquerably love yourself for you no matter how you walk talk or look.meet Maleeka a seventh grader at williamson Jr. high, Maleeka came from an destitute family and religious backround. she came up without a father so it was only her and her mother. Maleeka had a lack of demeanor compared to the average teenager, her mother sowed all her clothes and she only owned one pair of socks , thats only the subordiante and artificial problem what really botherd her was the lack of respect she recieved while walking down the depth and shallow halls of her school, all because of her complexion. Maleeka's skin was dark and smooth like and baby's bottom, she was tall and skinny as a toothpick with pretty big brown eyes that was round like the moon. no one seemed to notice the good things she had going for her like her smarts or her pretty hair and flawless smile her skin got the worse of her most of all for her conspicious attitude. she only wanted to be like the rest of the girls.the torture that came her way was ridiculos people would poor water in front of her locker so she would trip and fall. the would force her to do their homework and if it wasnt completed it was major prices to pay. she earned tons of nicknames like blackberries, poop face and charcol Maleeka that she described as deep cut scars that can mark her physically and mentally. maleeka was religious like her mother she was sanctified in Christianity she would run in the stalls of the girls bathroom and just pray and cry. the pain she felt was intense and chronic to her ears and heart Maleeka stayed to her self she had no choice , she also had a crush on the basketball teams number one leader Caleb. but caleb would follow the crowd and betray her also.Charlese Boons a.k.a Char walked and owned the halls of Willamson J.high even the teachers was threatend by her. Char was short and thicker than a snicker she never missed a meal and you could tell. she was a gorgeous smile and wore braids that her back , Char stayed up with the latest trends in fashion everyone was scared of her even her crew. besides apperance Char wasn't doing so good she gotten left back two times she was 15 years old. one day she approached Maleeka and wanted her to start hanging with her but little did Maleeka know it was only for her to do Char's make up work so she could get promoted to her right grade in return Char would bring Maleeka The newest outfits and lunch.Maleeka and Char have gotten close by now and she told Char about her crush on Caleb and Char went behind maleeka's back and went out with caleb. It ,broke Maleeka's heart when she found out and in the end Maleeka stop being with Char it wasn't worth the headache she returned all her clothes and accessories.Being judged by something artificial is one thing but being judged by something that comes naturally is another, always be yourself and love yourself no matter the flaws that stand in they way. I LOVE THE SKIN IM IN
Have you ever wonder what the skin your in? Well this book was about how a girl was in school and she was picked on and people even made a song about it. This is Realistic Fiction. Maleeka is the main character of this book and she is the one who is made fun of.The setting mostly takes place at school. Maleeka wants everyone to stop making fun of her but then she realize what the skin she is in so she doesn't care what they all say about her because she loves her skin. They also makes fun of how she dress but her mom made those clothes but she takes them off and her friend lets her borrow her clothes so they don't say nothing to her. Then her friend doesn't let her wear her clothes anymore and then that's why no everyone makes fun of her. Next they get a new teacher and she got a white burn on her face that all the kids can't stop looking at even Maleeka, but she doesn't judge her because she knows that she feels the same way. When Maleeka see's the burn on her face she can tell that people might have made fun of her too. Maleeka and the teacher have thing in common and it's very interesting that she and some else feel the same way.I didn't agree with how the kids picked on her because Maleeka never did anything to them so don't think it's fear for someone to get picked on and the one picking on her never felt the way Maleeka is feeling right now. My favorite part in the book is when Maleeka doesn't care what the kids say about her because knowing that she loves her skin is the best thing i like about. The author did good at how she mad Maleeka not feel down on her self and she knows that everything she does is find by her and she don't care what anyone say about her. This book is similar to Begging for Change because raspberry doesn't care what anyone say about her but she would care more about anything else.I rate this book a 10 because I loved this book because how the author wrote it. I would recommend this book to 7th grade- 9th grade girls because if someone is getting picked then this book would show you how Maleeka felt about her skin and will tell you that you should never let someone tell you anything bad because you know you are beautiful and know body can't tell you that you not beautiful because you are.
I Really Liked this Book because it Talked about How A Girl Named Maleeka got Teased about how she dressed and the fact that she was black. She gets herbed by Char , Does her homework so Char can Lend Her clothes. I Think it was wrong for Maleeka to do that because She suppose to be Confirmed for who she is. Maleeka Changed alot at the end because she stood up for herself and i think that was right for her to do that. John-John Bullied her alot and Sang her songs about how black she was. I Think that the purpose of this book was to Inform you about how you shouldnt be Bullied by other people and Stand up for youself.
—Madelin
This has to be one of the best books I've read in a long time. So much drama conveyed with so few words. I'm working with a group of young people now and they are reading and finding the book riveting. This book is about jealousy, loss, remembrance, love, bullying, beauty -- all the things that we have experienced but told in such a voice that the word almost sing off the pages.Teens will especially like this and I do understand it was written for YA audience. But I loved it and I'm far from YA. Kids I'm working with would love to see this as a movie.
—Bonnie
This book is about a girl named Maleeka who is very dark skin and thinks that she is not beautiful because of the color of her skin. But when her father died she stop believing that she was beautiful and kids started picking on her. In the seventh grade a girl named Char who is the most popular girl in the grade told Maleeka that if she did her homework Char would stick up for her, let her hang with her, and give better looking clothes because Maleeka's mom made her clothes. And there is this one boy that likes her his name is caleb, and girls loved him. Including Maleeka but she thought that she wasn't good enough for him and that's where she is wrong.Maleeks faces going to school feeling like an outcast because voice's just laugh and talk about her behind her back and in front of her face. On day a teacher comes in and she too gets picked on because she has this big black mark on her face which is a birth mark. So she starts to get more envolved with Maleeka because she can feel her pain. One day Char gets into trouble and drags Maleeka so now Maleeka has to work in he office.While working in the office Caleb starts liking her and wants to be her friend but he cant even do that because everybody talks about them and so he stops talking to her and try's too avoid even looking her way so people dont think that they are envolved with eachother. Later on Char makes Maleeka set Miss Saunders class on fire and bailing on her leaving little Maleeka to take the blame. Maleeka have a journals and where it is her own fantasy where it is inspried by her life. Where she is an ugly princess. Who have been locked away in cave looking and smellig like se haven't taken a shower inwho knows what, and teeth and breath stanking, and is basiclly bald headed not literally. And the prince who too is stuck with her and he likes her for who she is no matter what she may look like. Miss Saunders likes her journal writings and tells her to do more of it and dont be afraid to go out there.Oe day Charlease comes over to Maleeka house and tell's her to come with her over a friends house. Maleeka not feeling so sure but she goes anywhere because she wants to seem cool. So goes to this neigborhood thats worse than hers. Char doesn't even pay attention to her and winds up abandoning her and now Maleeka isn't sure that where she is going is the right way she is going. It's so dark and there are three white boy's walking around taunting her and they almost raped her but she got away. Wanting (going) to tell her mom but when she gets there she cant even spaek because of the way she feels.To all come down to the end Maleeka is getting fed up with Char. Char tells her to do something and Maleeka leaves her hangig justlike she does her, pay back. Caleb has an epiphany of his own. And doesn't care what people say about him and Maleeka hanging around eachother because he enjoys being aound her. So Char's misdeeds catches up with her and she gets kicked out. And having 2 new friends Saunders and Caleb, possibly her new boyfriend. Things are looking pretty good for Maleeks's new beginng.
—4RodSheÉa
